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Contend Stretch 3579.Contend 英 Kən'tend]美 Kən'tɛnd 释义 Vi

正面 3579.contend
英 [kən'tend]美 [kən'tɛnd]

背面
释义:
vi. 竞争;奋斗;斗争;争论vt. 主张;为...斗争
例句:
1. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

1. con- "together" + tend-.2. 也就是大家一起向四面八方拉扯、拉伸。=> stretch out (to different directions with others).3. 由此引申为:竞争、争斗、争论。
contend 声称,主张con-, 强调。-tend, 伸出,伸长。词根ten含有多种引申词义,1. 持,握,词源同tenure, contain. 2. 伸长,拉紧,词源同tend, tense, 3. 变细,变弱,attenuate, extenuate。
contendcontend: see tendcontend (v.)mid-15c., from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Contended; contending."

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